Slide 1 Best Practices Working Group Chapter 244 Acts of 2012 Joint Policy Working Group Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality Director Madeleine Biondolillo, M.D. October 9, 2013

Agenda I.Pre-Meeting Matters A.Summary of discussion from September 9, 2013 B.Review September 9, 2013 Meeting Minutes C. Best Practices Working Group Legislative Report II.National Recommendations III.Best Practices for Screening A.Opioid Overdose High Risk Populations B.Screening Tools IV.Best Practices for Prevention A.Data Measures for Risk of Opioid Overdose B.Strategies for Prevention of Opioid Overdose V.Best Practices Guidelines A.Comparison of State Guidelines B.WA State Guidelines and Decrease in Doctor Shopping Rates C.MA Information Resources VI.BSAS Partnerships for Success Presenter: Peter Kreiner, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, PDMP Center of Excellence VII. Next Steps and Discussion Slide 2

Slide 3 Pre-Meeting Matters

September 9 Meeting Summary Key points –The leading mechanism of injury deaths is associated with poisoning or drug overdose, mostly from opiates –Best Practices Working Group (BPWG) is tasked with studying best practices in education, treatment, prevention, screening, monitoring and tracking for promoting safe and responsible opioid prescribing in the setting of reducing diversion, abuse of and addiction to opioid medications while protecting access for patients with acute and chronic pain –Different professional organizations have developed best practices guidelines and educational materials for the treatment of acute and chronic pain –MA PMP is in the process of developing unsolicited reports and electronic alerts to inform prescribers of patients who meet specified doctor shopping thresholds –Next BPWG meeting session will focus on discussing WA state guidelines as a starting point for developing recommendations that will be included in the report to the legislature. Slide 4

Proposed Legislative Report Outline I.Scope of the Epidemic A.National data on prescription drug abuse epidemic B.MA data on prescription drug abuse epidemic II.Education Recommendations A.Best practices and treatment education B.Online tools III.Screening Recommendations A.WA state recommended tools for primary care and emergency departments B.Implementation in MA IV.Prevention Recommendations A.Best Practices Guidelines B.MA Educational Resources V.Tracking and Monitoring A.Regulatory/Enforcement B.Treatment/Interventions VI.References VII.Workgroup Participants Slide 5

Slide 6 Question of the Day: What can be done to mitigate prescription drug diversion and misuse through screening and prevention?

Slide 7 Four focus areas: 1) Improve systems to track prescriptions and identify misuse 2) Identify prevention policies and programs that work 3) Increase health care provider accountability 4) Educate health care providers, policy makers, and the public CDC. Saving Lives and Protecting People: Preventing Prescription Painkiller Overdoses. Available at Last viewed on September 30,

Slide 8 Four focus areas: 1) Education 2) Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 3) Proper medication disposal 4) Enforcement R. Gil Kerlikowske. Prescription Drug Abuse: the National Perspective, September Available at: Meeting-2013/Presentations/R-Gil-Kerlikowske-Prescription-Drug-Presidents-Challenge-Session Last viewed on September 30, Meeting-2013/Presentations/R-Gil-Kerlikowske-Prescription-Drug-Presidents-Challenge-Session

Slide 9 Best Practices for Screening

Where overdose deaths are the highest Drug overdose epidemic is most severe in the Southwest and Appalachian region. SOURCE: National Vital Statistics System, 2008 Rates vary substantially between states. Slide 10

Who is most at risk for opioid prescription overdose? Doctor shoppers-people who obtain multiple controlled substance prescriptions from multiple providers. People who take high daily dosages of prescription painkillers. Those who misuse multiple abuse-prone prescription drugs. CDC. Saving Lives and Protecting People: Preventing Prescription Painkiller Overdoses. Available at Last viewed on September 30, Slide 11

Screening Tools Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment SBIRT Requirements (SAMHSA Model) 1.Brief, initial screening is accomplished within 5-10 minutes; 2.Screening is universal, part of the intake process; 3.Addresses a specific behavioral characteristic deemed to be problematic, or pre-conditional to substance dependence or other diagnoses; 4.The services occur in a public health, or other non-substance abuse treatment setting; 5.The program includes a seamless transition between brief universal screening, intervention or treatment and referral to specialty substance abuse care; and 6.Strong research or substantial experiential evidence supports the model. Slide 12 Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). White Paper on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Behavioral Healthcare. Available at:

SBIRT Process Slide 13 Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). White Paper on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Behavioral Healthcare. Available at:

SBIRT Effectiveness Slide 14 Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). White Paper on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Behavioral Healthcare. Available at: Key:  Evidence for effectiveness/utility of component * Component Demonstrated to show Promising Results — Not Demonstrated and/or Not Utilized

WA State Guidelines Screening Tools ORT-9 (Opioid Risk Tool) Family history of substance abuse Personal history of substance abuse Age (mark box if years) History of preadolescent sexual abuse Psychological disease CAGE-AID Questionnaire Slide 15 Available at: ORT%20Patient%20Form.pdf Have you ever felt that you ought to cut down on your drinking or drug use? Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking or drug use? Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking or drug use? Have you ever had a drink or used drugs first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover? Risky use: 1 or less Substance use disorder: 2 or more Richard L. Brown, et.al., A Two-Item Conjoint Screen for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 25 July 2000, p

Slide 16 Comparison of Screening Tools WA State Guidelines

MA Online PMP Screening Slide 17

Slide 18 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Screening Tool An online interactive Web site that guides clinicians through a short series of questions and, based on the patient’s responses, generates a substance involvement score that suggests the level of intervention needed. Available at:

Slide 19 Best Practices for Prevention Fatal Overdose Substance abuse treatment admission ED visit for misuse or abuse of Rx opioids Non-medical use of Rx opioids

How to measure risk for overdose Daily dose for opioids –(High, e.g., > 100 MME/day) Prescription drug combinations –Additive sedating effects –Opioids overlapping with benzodiazepines or muscle relaxants or both Large distances –Patient residence to prescriber office compared with nearest prescriber –Patient residence to pharmacy compared with nearest pharmacy Multiples –Prescriptions from the same class –Classes of scheduled drugs –Prescribers or pharmacies or both Slide 20 Source: Presentation by Len Palauzzi, MD, MPH. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prescription Behavior Surveillance Using PDMP Data. April, 2013.

Slide 21 Number of Patients with >= 100 or 500 Milligram Morphine Equivalent: MA PMP CY Aug 2013

Slide 22 WA State Guidelines Dosing Threshold

CDC Recommendations for Overdose Prevention Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: focus resources on patients at highest risk and prescribers who clearly deviate from accepted medical practice. Patient review and restriction programs. Health care provider accountability. Laws to prevent prescription drug abuse and diversion. Better access to substance abuse treatment. Source: Presentation by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses. April 2013.

Top 10 Proposed Legislation for Opioid Overdose Prevention Legislation 1.Immunity from prosecution laws and/or naloxone 2.Required use/registration of PDMP 3.PDMP enhancements (access, reporting time, delegates) 4.Creation of Commission or Working Group 5.Mandatory provider education on pain addiction 6.Abuse-deterrent formulation substitution restrictions 7.Opioid prescribing standards/rules 8.PDMP funding 9.OTP standards 10.Quantity/dose limits Number of states Slide 24 Source: Presentation by Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State of the States: Prescription Drug Abuse and Overdose Policy. April, 2013.

Slide 25 Prevent Opioid Abuse, Addiction and Overdose Through Education

Sample Methods –Tie together medical doctor and pharmacy training programs in school so that they view one another as a prevention and treatment team –SBIRT programs in multiple settings –Best practices guidelines Slide 26

States with Prescribing Guidelines Slide 27 General guidelines Emergency Department guidelines Source: Presentation by Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State of the States: Prescription Drug Abuse and Overdose Policy. April, 2013.

State Comparisons of Best Practices Recommendations Slide 28

State Comparisons of Best Practices Recommendations RecommendationWAUTNMNY (ED) OH (ED) Develop a written treatment plan for the patient (that includes measurable goals for opioid therapy and frequently reevaluate efficacy of opioid therapy against goals with patient.) Physicians should send patient pain agreements to local EDs For exacerbations of chronic pain, the ER provider should contact the patient’s primary opioid prescriber or pharmacy and prescribe enough until next appointment ER/acute care facilities should have an updated list of clinics that provide primary care and/or pain management services for patients Use available EMR to coordinate care of patients who frequently visit the facility Maintain patient records documenting opioid treatment evaluations for patients using opioid therapy to treat chronic pain. Patients should be provided a handout or display signage that reflect the guidelines and the facility’s position on prescribing opioids Perform comprehensive evaluation before starting treatment for chronic pain Screen for risk of abuse before starting treatment Monitor for medication misuse Baseline risk assessment should be performed (ORT, CAGE-AID, PHQ-9, baseline urine drug test, baseline assessment of function and pain) Discontinue opioid therapy if treatment goals are not met. Initiate opioid treatment as a treatment trial. Schedule regular visits with evaluation of progress against goals Use of methadone in treatment plan is discouraged. (IV) Meperidine for acute or chronic pain is discouraged Slide 29

Slide 30 RecommendationWAUTNMNY (ED) OH (ED) Avoid prescribing replacement doses of suboxone, subutec for patients in a treatment program A decrease by 10% of original dose per week Discontinue opioids or refer for addiction management if drug-seeking behaviors or diversion is noted. If opioid abstinence syndrome then treat with clonidine; anti-depressants for irritability Refer patients to other specialists if needed (WA esp if the dose has increased to 120 MED) State Comparisons of Best Practices Recommendations

Slide 31 Washington State Data

Patients with 5 or More Prescribers Slide 32 Source: WA State Department of Public Health, PMP Implementation Forum Presentation, July 29, 2013.

Number of Prescribers with at Least 1 Patient Seeing More than 1 Prescriber Slide 33 Source: WA State Department of Public Health, PMP Implementation Forum Presentation, July 29, 2013.

WA State Guidelines Includes: Tools for calculating dosages of opioids during treatment while tapering Validated screening tools Urine drug testing guidelines New patient educational materials and resources

Slide 35 Massachusetts

Slide 36 Number of MA Prescribers with at Least 1 Patient Receiving a Schedule II-V Controlled Drug from >= 5 Different Prescribers Jan July 2013

MA Resource BMC Topcare Project Slide 37 Available at:

Examples of Guidelines Available on Topcare For Prescribers: Information for clinical scenarios that commonly arise while treating patients on opioids. Starting Opioids Continuing Opioids Stopping Opioids Screening and Assessment Tools Opioid Equivalency Calculator: A tool that interconverts a variety of opioid medications. Opioid Equivalency Calculator Pill Count Calculator A Guide to State Opioid Prescribing Policies A Guide to State Opioid Prescribing Policies Interpreting Urine Tests About Urine Drug Tests Pain/Opioid-Related CME Courses Talking to Patients About Opioid Therapy Other Resources For Pharmacists When to Call the Prescriber Message Board? Talking to Patients About Opioid Therapy Pharmacist’s Manual from U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Pharmacist’s Manual from U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Other Resources Slide 38

Slide 39 BSAS Grantees for Partnerships for Success Peter Kreiner, Ph.D.